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People

 

We, like many of you, rely on people we trust to find great wine. Our community of industry partners, friends, and customers have diverse backgrounds but share one important thing -- they love discovering quality wines and sharing them with others. Get to know them and see what wines they recommend.

A life in wine.

Jesse Warner-Levine

Convive

Manhattan child born in 1937. Schooled there, summered in central Pennsylvania where grandfather had a store.

Becky Wasserman

Industry Partner

I moved to the East Village back in 2003 and have been in New York now for 17 years.

Justin Irvine

Friend of Convive

I was derailed from academia by the allure of the vine and its fruits, and relocated from my native Virginia to Brooklyn in 2005 to pursue a career in wine.

Clarke Boehling

Industry Partner

I have taught over 400 wine classes to date, and continue to be fascinated by the never-ending world of wine.

Hillary Zio

Friend of Convive

I fell into the wine industry via hospitality, working first as a cook and then a gardener before becoming a waiter at a rural farmhouse restaurant with a great wine list.

Raj Vaidya

Friend of Convive

I grew up skiing and hiking in Colorado, but fell in love with New York City on a school trip and knew this is where I had to be.

Rachel Schlemmer

Convive

My grandfather worked at a sake brewery after being discharged from WWII, so if you ask my family, they’ll say I was born into the business.

Monica Samuels

Industry Partner

When, by chance, for a business plan competition I was paired with a business woman who went on to start a wine import and distributing company, everything changed.

Nicole Krause

Friend of Convive

After 3 years in LA, trying to "make it" as an actor, I decided to throw in the towel.

Elan Moss-Bachrach

Industry Partner

I arrived in New York City in the summer of 2005 armed with a degree in poetry, a lipstick-red Fender Stratocaster and the bulletproof swagger of youth.

Andrew Mulligan

Convive

My passion for wine started in my first job after college. I was cooking in the West Village when...

Amanda Geller

Convive

My first restaurant job was as a singing server, and I was hired because I could sing. I knew nothing about waiting tables...

Melissa Giges

Convive

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